2015-09-03 Writing: topics and supporting

Greg Malivuk
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Homework: p. 42-47
practice 4
2 topic: “Libraries”, controlling idea: “are busy from morning until night in my city.”
3 topic: “a library”, controlling idea: “A good place to volunteer in your community is”
4 topic: “libraries”, controlling idea: “Over the past 20 years, many changes have taken place”
(remember: “finally” is for the last supporting detail, NOT the conclusion)
practice 5A
2 a
3 b
4 c
practice 5B
2 Teachers have three important skills.
  Good teachers have three characteristics.
  Three main characteristics can make someone a good teacher.
  There are three important skills that help teachers.
(topic: good teachers, controlling idea: three characteristics/skills/abilities)
3 There are three types of shoppers.
  Shoppers in a store have three basic types.
  There are three types of shoppers that a salesperson has to deal with.
  A salesperson has to deal with three main types of shoppers.
  A salesperson can deal with two good types of shoppers and one bad type.
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Homework: p. 48 practice 6 - write supporting details for each topic sentence